Beet Warning! - Pickled Beets

~patches~ said:

Apologies to all who don't like beets.

I love the taste & look of pickled beets so always make them when beets
are in season. This pic does not really do justice to them - dang
flash. They are a real deep burgundy in the jars. I can post the
recipe for anyone wanting it.

http://tinypic.com/eqt9u1.jpg

PS. That's not dust on top of the jars. It is water deposits which is
one reason I use vinegar in the canner. Sometimes I forget though 🙁

Looks like a coupla jars of grape Kool - Aid to me...

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Quoted message said:

Apologies to all who don't like beets.

I love the taste & look of pickled beets so always make them when beets
are in season. This pic does not really do justice to them - dang flash.
They are a real deep burgundy in the jars. I can post the recipe for
anyone wanting it.

http://tinypic.com/eqt9u1.jpg

PS. That's not dust on top of the jars. It is water deposits which is one
reason I use vinegar in the canner. Sometimes I forget though 🙁

We just love beets! But I've never bothered canning them. I just make them
as we need them and keep them in the frig.

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Spiced Beets

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Serving Size: 7
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-= Ingredients =-
2 pounds Beets
1 cup Apple cider vinegar
1 cup Beet juice
3 tablespoon Sugar
3 Whole cloves
5 Black peppercorns
1 Bay leaf ; fresh
1 teaspoon Salt

-= Instructions =-
Cook the beets whole till the skin slips off. Remove skin and slice about
1/2 inch thick then cut the slices in half.

1 Place the beets into a large sealable plastic tub and set aside.

2 In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar and beet juice and bring to a
boil. Add sugar, cloves, peppercorns, bay leaf, and salt , and return to a
boil. Remove from heat, and pour mixture over the beets. mixture should
cover the beets, cover and chill.

Serve the beets very cold. Keeps in the frig for a long time.

by H Peagram

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MoM said:

We just love beets! But I've never bothered canning them. I just make them
as we need them and keep them in the frig.

Spiced Beets

-= Ingredients =-
2 pounds Beets
1 cup Apple cider vinegar
1 cup Beet juice
3 tablespoon Sugar
3 Whole cloves
5 Black peppercorns
1 Bay leaf ; fresh
1 teaspoon Salt
[snip the rest]

I've got some beets growing now in one of the raised beds, and plan to
"succession plant" some more, so this is of interest to me. It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

aem said:

MoM said:

We just love beets! But I've never bothered canning them. I just make them
as we need them and keep them in the frig.

Spiced Beets

-= Ingredients =-
2 pounds Beets
1 cup Apple cider vinegar
1 cup Beet juice
3 tablespoon Sugar
3 Whole cloves
5 Black peppercorns
1 Bay leaf ; fresh
1 teaspoon Salt
[snip the rest]

I've got some beets growing now in one of the raised beds, and plan to
"succession plant" some more, so this is of interest to me. It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?

Probably from canned beets.

Don't even think of boiling your home grown beets... roast them... you
don't want any beet juice. And don't discard those leaves, beet tops
are probably the best greens of all. For pickled beets use canned.
These days the only canned beets I find are sliced, whole, and cut
(wedges)... used to be shoestring beets too but I don't see those
anymore... they are the best for pickled beets, have the most surface
area.

Sheldon Harvard

Sheldon said:

Probably from canned beets.

Don't even think of boiling your home grown beets... roast them... you
don't want any beet juice. And don't discard those leaves, beet tops
are probably the best greens of all. For pickled beets use canned.
These days the only canned beets I find are sliced, whole, and cut
(wedges)... used to be shoestring beets too but I don't see those
anymore... they are the best for pickled beets, have the most surface
area.

Roasting is the only way I've cooked our beets in past years. And we
do like the greens as well, in particular those from the golden beets.
They seem a little sweeter than those from the red beets. But these
spiced beets sounded good, hence my question about the recipe. -aem

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Quoted message said:

It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

From the liquid they were boiled in perhaps?

Shaun aRe - We have some good beets this year too - I planted 100 seedlings,
and *all* grew well (despite my FIL telling me there were that many because
near half wouldn't survive being planted - he's not much of a gardener -
seems to prefer concrete, heheheheh...)

Shaun aRe said:

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Quoted message said:

It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

From the liquid they were boiled in perhaps?

Probably not. I make lots of pickled beets and the boiling liquid of unpeeled
beets is decidely nasty. Tastes like dirt. Beet juice might come from squozed
peeled cooked beets, tho.
Edrena

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The Joneses said:

Shaun aRe said:

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Quoted message said:

It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

From the liquid they were boiled in perhaps?

Probably not. I make lots of pickled beets and the boiling liquid of unpeeled
beets is decidely nasty. Tastes like dirt. Beet juice might come from squozed
peeled cooked beets, tho.
Edrena

DD makes beet juice using a vegetable juicer. Here's a little info on
juicing beets.
http://juicer.lifetips.com/tip/87825/vegetable-juicing/vegetable-juicing-tips/vegetable-juicing-with-beets.html

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aem said:

It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

Here in Germany, I can buy beetroot juice in both of my regular
supermarkets, as well as in health shops. It is very good, even for
drinking "as is". It can probably be found in the USA easily enough.
Here is one link, I'm sure there are many more:
<http://enkueros.net/20671.html>

Victor

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Quoted message said:

Apologies to all who don't like beets.

I love the taste & look of pickled beets so always make them when beets
are in season. This pic does not really do justice to them - dang flash.
They are a real deep burgundy in the jars. I can post the recipe for
anyone wanting it.

http://tinypic.com/eqt9u1.jpg

PS. That's not dust on top of the jars. It is water deposits which is one
reason I use vinegar in the canner. Sometimes I forget though 🙁

========

Patches!! They're BEAUTIFUL!!!! I adore pickled beets... so perhaps I'm a
lil' biased. <VBG>

Should you develop a sudden allergy to them and can't eat them please feel
free to ship them to me! LOL :P

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Syssi said:

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Quoted message said:

Apologies to all who don't like beets.

I love the taste & look of pickled beets so always make them when beets
are in season. This pic does not really do justice to them - dang flash.
They are a real deep burgundy in the jars. I can post the recipe for
anyone wanting it.

http://tinypic.com/eqt9u1.jpg

PS. That's not dust on top of the jars. It is water deposits which is one
reason I use vinegar in the canner. Sometimes I forget though 🙁

========

Patches!! They're BEAUTIFUL!!!! I adore pickled beets... so perhaps I'm a
lil' biased. <VBG>

Awe, thanks so much. They are quite tasty!

Quoted message said:

Should you develop a sudden allergy to them and can't eat them please feel
free to ship them to me! LOL :P

Oh heaven forbid! Not that I wouldn't share them with you but becoming
allergic to them would really be the pits!

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Shaun aRe said:

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Quoted message said:

It's not
clear to me where the 1 cup of beet juice comes from. Can you help?
-aem

From the liquid they were boiled in perhaps?

Probably not. I make lots of pickled beets and the boiling liquid of

unpeeled

Quoted message said:

beets is decidely nasty.

Indeed I can see it would be. Too late once one has clicked send though!

Quoted message said:

Tastes like dirt.

You actually *tasted* it?!?

Quoted message said:

Beet juice might come from squozed
peeled cooked beets, tho.
Edrena

Why not just not squoze 'em then? ',;~}~

Shaun 'okkard' aRe

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"~patches~" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

Apologies to all who don't like beets.

Quoted message said:

PS. That's not dust on top of the jars. It is water deposits which is

one

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

reason I use vinegar in the canner. Sometimes I forget though 🙁

========

Patches!! They're BEAUTIFUL!!!! I adore pickled beets... so perhaps I'm

a

Quoted message said:

lil' biased. <VBG>

Should you develop a sudden allergy to them and can't eat them please feel
free to ship them to me! LOL :P

Heh, I love 'em too! When I was a kid ('bout 7 or 8), granddad had grown and
pickled heaps of 'em and sent some over. There was this huge bowl full on
the table even after we'd finished eating. Bit later I had at 'em by myself
with a fork and finished 'em off - was delicious! Anyhow, some time
later-later-later (can't recall how much time now, hours? Morning after?), I
go to [censored], and screw me sideways if it didn't come out deeply coloured.
Well my Mum heard the screams and came running. Finally after much elevation
of blood pressure and heart rates, we had it figured down to the beets. It's
never happened since, so I don't know what caused the beet pigment to cross
into the bladder - maybe the amount of acid I'd consumed with all that
vinegar in there?

',;~}~

Shaun aRe

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Shaun aRe said:

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Quoted message said:

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Patches!! They're BEAUTIFUL!!!! I adore pickled beets... so perhaps I'm

a

Quoted message said:

lil' biased. <VBG>

Should you develop a sudden allergy to them and can't eat them please feel
free to ship them to me! LOL :P

Heh, I love 'em too! When I was a kid ('bout 7 or 8), granddad had grown and
pickled heaps of 'em and sent some over. There was this huge bowl full on
the table even after we'd finished eating. Bit later I had at 'em by myself
with a fork and finished 'em off - was delicious! Anyhow, some time
later-later-later (can't recall how much time now, hours? Morning after?), I
go to [censored], and screw me sideways if it didn't come out deeply coloured.
Well my Mum heard the screams and came running. Finally after much elevation
of blood pressure and heart rates, we had it figured down to the beets. It's
never happened since, so I don't know what caused the beet pigment to cross
into the bladder - maybe the amount of acid I'd consumed with all that
vinegar in there?

Lucky him! I can't grow beets worth a hoot & I love them - pickled,
harvard, or cooked slices with a little butter. It's a good thing I can
get them cheap at the farm market. We like steamed beet tops too.
Being a tad stubborn according to DH - I prefer determined 😉 - I plant
beets each year then rant & rave when they refuse to grow. Next year
they just might co-operate.

LOL at the after effects. There's a few veggies that will do that. The
liquid from the beets crosses to the bladder but as a kid you wouldn't
have known that. Glad you didn't give up eating beets as they are quite
good for you. Just look up not down when your taking a leak or shut the
light off 🙂

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',;~}~

Shaun aRe

~patches~ said:

I can't grow beets worth a hoot & I love them - pickled,
harvard, or cooked slices with a little butter.

Figures you can't grow beets (easiest of all veggies to grow), and a
good thing you can't... only total imbeciles waste home grown beets for
pickling.

Sheldon

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Quoted message said:

LOL at the after effects. There's a few veggies that will do that. The
liquid from the beets crosses to the bladder but as a kid you wouldn't
have known that. Glad you didn't give up eating beets as they are quite
good for you. Just look up not down when your taking a leak or shut the
light off 🙂

Liquid from the beets does not cross into the bladder. The bladder has
no direct connection to the digestive system. Chemical compounds from
the beets is absorbed into the circulatory system from the digestive
system, then filtered out in the kidneys as blood passes through them
and water and waste are collected for excretion as urine. The urine then
passes to the bladder where it will be held until micturation can occur.

<no, that was NOT dirty!>

Shaun aRe said:

Quoted message said:

Tastes like dirt.

You actually *tasted* it?!?

Yup, I'm adventurous when it comes to food, and I taste everything I make.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

Beet juice might come from squozed
peeled cooked beets, tho.

Why not just not squoze 'em then? ',;~}~

Cooked beets taste different than raw. And raw beets are very hard. Raw tiny
beets can be very nice all by theirselfs tho.
Edrena

pennyaline said:

~patches~ wrote:

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Quoted message said:

LOL at the after effects. There's a few veggies that will do that. The
liquid from the beets crosses to the bladder but as a kid you wouldn't
have known that. Glad you didn't give up eating beets as they are quite
good for you. Just look up not down when your taking a leak or shut the
light off 🙂

Liquid from the beets does not cross into the bladder. The bladder has
no direct connection to the digestive system. Chemical compounds from
the beets is absorbed into the circulatory system from the digestive
system, then filtered out in the kidneys as blood passes through them
and water and waste are collected for excretion as urine. The urine then
passes to the bladder where it will be held until micturation can occur.

<no, that was NOT dirty!>

I believe the same is true, more or less, of beets and feces as well. In fact,
I let my customers know when they buy my red wine pickled beets. Scared the
daylites outta me the first time.
Edrena

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On Thu 20 Oct 2005 08:57:07p, The Joneses wrote in rec.food.cooking:

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Shaun aRe said:

> Tastes like dirt.

You actually *tasted* it?!?

Yup, I'm adventurous when it comes to food, and I taste everything I
make.

Quoted message said:

> Beet juice might come from squozed peeled cooked beets, tho.

Why not just not squoze 'em then? ',;~}~

Cooked beets taste different than raw. And raw beets are very hard. Raw
tiny beets can be very nice all by theirselfs tho.
Edrena

I like to use young raw shredded beets in green salads.

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Wayne Boatwright *¿*

That sounds wonderful! DH is getting some mesclun tomorrow if it is good. I
have some small good-looking beets. Hoping my julienne scraper will hold up
for this job.
Some oil, vinegar, a little dijon and shallots should do the job for a
dressing.
Oh, thanks. DH has been wanting to incorporate more beets into his meals.
Dee Dee